A lot of atheists try to argue against religion on their own terms, using science, logic, and reason. Religion doesn't really stand a chance against that. But

A lot of atheists try to argue against religion on their own terms, using science, logic, and reason. Religion doesn't really stand a chance against that. But it's far more convincing when faith and belief are considered in more non-rational human emotional terms. Having faith in a god is closer to appreciating a beautiful painting, feeling excited when you're about to go an adventure, feeling sad when a family member dies. Those feelings can't be explained through logic, you just feel them. This is nothing like having "faith" in a doctor or medicine. Further, while scientists may explain why humans evolved to have a particular feeling, they do not explain the feeling itself. True, faith can be beaten back with logic and reason, much like a person can be convinced that a piece of music is bad. But the underlying emotion is integral to most people. Telling them to not believe is like telling them not to laugh.